Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecreation Comm 06/12/1995RECREATION COMMISSION i--_`.� -t h A NS -'-!LL June 12, 1995 95 JUL I ( PHI 2: 23 Members Present: Commission Chairman, Ron Reeves, Commiss1ooNmemLdr's, Betty O'Connor, Maria Gazzolo, John RtWb,S,_qCm;NRETrTS Lorilee Fish, Director of Park and Recreation Kristen Helmreich, Asst to the Recreation Director MINUTES: Minutes of May 22, 1995 amended as follows: Swimming program price $2,200. Voice mail: Commission would like to have 4 boxes installed by the Fall of 1995. THE GREAT DUCK RACE: Lorilee took names of those who wished to help with the GREAT DUCK RACE. SWIMMING PROGRAM: 34 people have signed up so far, just about all are campers. The afternoon session (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.) is still available. Lorilee hopes to keep the campers in the a.m. session, and non -campers in the p.m. session. Ron would like to get the afternoon session as well. Kristen doesn't think that moving the afternoon session up to 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. would be a problem so they would be back at the park by 4:00. The swimming lessons are held in the Wading River at Camp Edith Read on North Worcester Street in Norton. The Commission is very pleased with this program. HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: There will be 8 teams. Four teams are con- firmed. Lorilee ordered the t -shirts. Betty O'Connor commented on how well the court looks. Lorilee stated all they need are long railroad spikes to tack down the boundary lines. Tom would like to walk through with Lorilee or Kristen so that it can be shown on cable t.v. Ten people have signed up. Rules have to be made up. ICE TECHNOLOGY: Lorilee has not received anything in writing. Lorilee assumes the Town of Mansfield has settled, but doesn't know if we received a check yet. The Commission talked a little bit about the ice skating parties for this Winter. Lorilee stated that Fulton's pond is very deep and Kingman Pond has a swift current. The ice is checked very carefully before we give the ok for a party. Matryx: Jim Troy stopped by and went over the schedule and the calendar with the Commission. A meeting was set up at Lorilee's house next Mon- day with Jim and Diane Troy to go over any changes. Commission was asked to go over the calendar and get any changes they have in to Lorilee by next Monday before the meeting. Lorilee would like a dis- tribution date of August 18, 1995. Jim Troy will be back in on June 26, 1995 meeting with paper samples, layout, etc. SUMMER CAMP: Filled with 165 campers. For ages 5 and 6 there is a 7 to I ration, and for ages 7 through 10 there is a ratio of 10 to 1. Camp has never filled up this fast before. There are 25 scholarship re- quests. Lorilee would like to give each scholarship child a one week slot. Ron feels that if there are paying children that want to get into camp, that the scholarship children should not be allowed to take their slots because they are scholarships, but only if all the paying children get in camp, then we should fill the empty spots with scholarship children. Commission discusses this. - John feels the scholarship children should be given a spot. - Betty suggests filling the spots with scholarship children as the scholarships come in. Lorilee stated that this would lessen the chance for the 8 week campers if we did that. - Ron suggests we use the same criteria for the scholarship children as we do the paying campers. - Betty feels strongly about the need to accommodate the scholarship children. - We need to take all the scholarship children, or we don't take any of them. We cannot pick and choose. It was suggested that we go over paperwork and check the paying people to see how the scholarships can fit in. TABLED until we meet June 26, 1995. MEMORIAL PARK: Fred Grant was hired for the Part Time Seasonal Position beginning tonight at the park. Lorilee is hiring a second person for one or two evenings per week to cover Fred when he is in charge of the movies and concerts. This person will also be needed for programs such as the Duck Race, Halloween Parade, etc. MANSFIELD YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION MEETING: John Bowen attended this meeting and was very upset with what was said at that meeting. Jim Higgins, President, and Lorilee interviewed candidates for the Program Director position on Saturday and Monday and Lorilee stated he did a very good job. Lorilee also announced that Helen McCarthy took the position as Program Director. Ron is very pleased stating that she will do a terrific job. The other candidates did not have the experience that Helen has. PERMITS: Lorilee went over the new permits. One permit requested that the fee be waived and Commission stated that we should charge them. NEXT MEETING• June 26, 1995 at 7:00 at the Town Hall. We will meet once in July and August for the summer schedule. ADJOURNMENT: Betty motions to adjourn. John seconds. ALL IN FAVOR. Respect% lly submitted Diahe/ Troy, Commission SecreVary Betty 0'3nnor, Commission Clerk Amended: See the July 26, 1995.